Hands on Fundraising

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

We’ve all been carefully trained to judge our work using metrics. So you’re (more) convinced that stories are the way to win over hearts. But now comes the big challenge. Where do I find our stories? I understand. And you must do that!) But what you need to sleuth out are the stories […]. The post Where are all my stories hiding?

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Candid

MAY 13, 2024

Tracking common outcome metrics across grantees. Some collaboratives fund grantees to work toward a clearly defined, shared goal—and use shared outcome metrics across grantees. Other collaboratives may pursue broader goals that don’t lend themselves to common strategies and metrics, such as reducing intergenerational poverty.

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sgEngage

MARCH 13, 2024

Invest in onboarding and coaching messaging streams to train your new participants every step of the way. This metric is one to watch for the future. The post Insights from the 12th Annual Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Report first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. But don’t overlook the impact of new participants!

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Candid

MAY 14, 2024

A social media audit involves reviewing your organization’s complete social media presence, not just analyzing the metrics (to learn about assessing metrics, read my article on creating a social media plan ). The post Spring cleaning: How to do a social media audit appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2024

One or two metrics in clear, simple language It’s tempting to include as much material as possible in hopes of making a stronger case, but it’s best to keep it simple. One or two metrics that explicitly demonstrate your program impact are worth more than a dozen semi-relevant ones.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Goals and Metrics What does success look like? Document the specific goals you plan to accomplish, including any key performance metrics (KPIs) you’ll use to measure success. For your fund accounting implementation , your goals might include a target launch date, staff training, and the ability to pull relevant reports faster.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The project includes face-to-face training , webinar , as well as one-on-one coaching provided by the expert team at SpitFire. This blog post is a roundup of the face-to-face we had last week in Houston to share some of the amazing lessons learned and some reflections. Learning and Metrics. Friending the Finish Line.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

That said, below is selection of metrics to track and a brief explanation as to why. Blog Unique Visitors. Rather than waste your time, get some good training and learn how to do it right. Other Metrics. In the far left column, add the metrics you want to track. Under the green row, add your fundraising metrics.

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

A nonprofit can earn a Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum Seal for its nonprofit profile on Candid’s GuideStar by sharing information about its mission, programs, financials, leadership, and/or goals and metrics. At the Platinum level, you can also highlight metrics that demonstrate the impact of your programs and initiatives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

That said, below is selection of metrics to track and a brief explanation as to why. Blog Unique Visitors. Rather than waste your time, get some good training and learn how to do it right. Other Metrics. In the far left column, add the metrics you want to track. Under the green row, add your fundraising metrics.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Identify Your Priorities Define and Document Your Pro c edures Prepare Your Database Review Existing Portfolios or Assign New Portfolios Train Your Team Establish a Feedback Loop Track and Review Your Metrics. Step 5: Train Your Team. Step 7: Track and Review Your Metrics. Getting Started.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. Below is the live blog or the archive of the live blog. The internet connection here is such that I don’t think a live blog portal will sustain itself. Analytics tools.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While video views are nice, we measure our success by engagement—using likes, comments, saves, or shares as our metrics. We tie our videos to our blog posts. This can mean creating a video that gets expanded into a blog or shortening a blog into a video script. We later expanded it into a blog post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

With the changes on Facebook, it is a good idea to get into the habit of training yourself to look who you are sharing with every time you post. You now have the ability to control who you sharing on each status update. Facebook Rolls Out New Metric: People Talking About. Who Are Sharing With?

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Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

In this blog, we will outline four common strategic planning pitfalls and what you can do to avoid each to ensure your nonprofit’s plan results in success. The post When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong appeared first on Candid Blog. Remember, too, that every strategic plan and its strategic priorities have risks.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

We have helped over 11,000 people become Certified Nonprofit Professionals and more than 15,000 other leaders in the sector to advance specific skills with virtual training resources. Too many professionals express interest in learning new skills, but never take action to really find and embrace new training opportunities. .

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

When trained properly, data processing AI tools can improve your nonprofit’s fundraising effectiveness by allowing you to focus more of your attention on donors with a high giving capacity and likelihood of long-term involvement. ” For the Annual Donor: Subject: “Annual Heroes of Summer: Elevate Your Impact in Our Special Summer Drive!”

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Candid

MARCH 25, 2024

Not only do you need to explain what you’ve accomplished, you also need to provide metrics and/or anecdotal evidence that your programs are making a difference. appeared first on Candid Blog. Consequently, it’s difficult (though not impossible) for a brand-new organization to get a grant.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

They can include conferences , training seminars , expos, trade shows , fairs, or product launches. Data collection- Any online event allows event marketers and event producers to go above and beyond simple attendance metrics. These metrics can work as lead generation tools or increase sales and marketing efforts post-event. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Twitter Cards allow website developers to clarify how website and blog content should appear in tweets. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

These will be critical metrics for us to gauge our performance. These metrics, that include D&I data, help investors evaluate companies based upon criteria broader than just mere numbers. These metrics, that include D&I data, help investors evaluate companies based upon criteria broader than just mere numbers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2013

For past couple of years, I have been blogging , speakin g, facilitating peer trainings , and writing about using measurement methods for nonprofits to measure impact and to learn from their data.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Hoping to hop on the 2022 Benchmarks train? with data from dozens of other nonprofits to create a set of averages, trends, and key metrics. All aboard! This Friday (December 3) is the last day to sign up to be part of the next Benchmarks journey ! And please reach out to benchmarks@mrss.com with any questions. Read time: 2 minutes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

The comments in the thread were terrific and generated a blog post: [link]. One of the posts that got a lot of engagement and contributed to the uphill trend in the metrics was about editorial calendars. ” What are the metrics for measuring your content? They talk through all the various components.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

That core consists of working through and with other people to create value while using financial concepts and metrics to maximize the value created for all company stakeholders. Billhardt and Kracklauer : Although MBA programs may be offered in both 1-year and 2-year versions, twelve weeks is decidedly quicker than either option!

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Additionally, if your organization decides to partner with a vendor, identify their areas of expertise, security policies, and training or customer support programs before making the final call. The post Integration: The Ultimate Solution for Nonprofit Data Silos first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Here’s a quick overview of some of the most useful marketing platforms: Email marketing platforms allow you to schedule email campaigns in advance, segment your subscribers, and measure email marketing metrics. Website analytics tools enable you to track metrics such as time on page, bounce rates, and conversion rates for different pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

That said, I am currently in Southeast Asia presenting social media trainings to nonprofits in Malaysia, Singapore and Manila – most of which are just getting started with using social media. Define Your Metrics and Create a Social Media ROI Spreadsheet. Though most nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the U.K.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Incorporate Wellbeing Metrics into Your Performance Reviews The good news is some organizations are already taking it a step further. Leaders should also model work-life harmony , recognizing that work and life is never balanced. Leaders need to set an example and hold themselves accountable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific , I’ve had the great honor to present a series of online fundraising and social media trainings to over three hundred non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. Before each training I review the Web presence for each NGO in attendance.

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sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

You can pull in different report metrics and filters to get the information you need to make decisions. Your provider likely makes free resources available to you such as user guides and training because they are relevant to all their thousands of customers. first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. You don’t pay for updates.

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Candid

JANUARY 20, 2023

Metrics: Share at least one impact-based metric from 2022.  The post Introducing 2023 Candid Seals of Transparency appeared first on Candid Blog. Platinum  Impact—showcase your nonprofit’s mission-driven goals and impress donors with the difference you’re making.  Click here to get started and earn your Seal!

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Donor management software consolidates these factors to help organizations better utilize donor metrics. Consolidated metrics: Donor management software simplifies organizing and accessing donor data. first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. The post What is Donor Relation Management?

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Yes, training on empathy and recognizing bias is important, but it needs to go deeper. The post Trends in Grantmaking: Putting Equitable Grantmaking into Practice first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Reviewing Internal Processes for Equity The first place to start is internally with your organization’s operations.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

This means putting more of your staff’s effort on those areas that will drive the greatest impact with today’s members: individual benefits such as training and certifications, and industry-focused benefits such as industry news and information, advocacy, and raising awareness. . Offer members more ways to learn.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

This guidance comes from almost a year and a half of hosting DEI experts and equitable fundraising practitioners on the Bloomerang blog and webinar series. Even after going through training themselves, your leadership probably isn’t qualified to teach the rest of the staff. Add a DEI training element to your staff onboarding process.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Base this evaluation on the SMART goals that you set previously, using Google Analytics and other measurement tools on your social and email platforms to assess engagement, website traffic, and any other metrics that relate to your goals. The post Launching a successful nonprofit communications campaign appeared first on Candid Blog.

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